Export PMs to XML

[Krakuspm]

I installed this mod to my phpBB 2.0.21 forum. Everything seams to be OK, except ... it doesn't work. Whenever I press "Export to XML" I got such a message:

Internet Explorer cannot download export_privmsgs.php from ....
Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later.

Any idea what's wrong?
Thanks in advance

[Krakuspm]

I found the reason, but not the solution. When I disable the secure cookies everything is OK.

Could anybody help me with changing export_privmsgs.php script, so this great mod worked properly with secure cookies enabled?

[OlivierW]

Hello Krakuspm,
I'm glad you like my MOD

- Which Internet Explorer version are you using 6 or 7 ?
- And what do you mean by "secure cookies" ? (in IE, where do you enable/disable them ?)

I'll reinstall Apache/MySQL and phpBB this week on my computer to try to reproduce and correct this problem. Please send me a PM next week if I haven't answered, so I can remember to check that problem.

Regards,
Olivier

[Krakuspm]

Hello Olivier,

Thanks for your reply.

I like you mod and my users like it very much .

1. There is the same problem with IE 6 and IE 7, in Firefox your mod acts OK.

2. By "secure cookies" I mean "the save data transfer" via SLL (https:// instead of http://). You enable/disable them in pbpBB2.x: ACP / General Admin / Configuration / Cookie secure (in category Cookie settings)

The other issue is phpBB PM reader you submitted. It requires vb6fr.dll which is a part of french version of Visual Basic 8 and is unavailable from MS site. Therefore I am using your pm.xsl file and tiny modified export_privmsgs.php - I replaced:

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   echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"ISO-8859-1\"?>\n";

with

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   echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"ISO-8859-2\"?>\n";
   echo "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"pm.xsl\" ?>\n";

so I don't have to insert second line into XML file and I have proper polish fonts encoding.

Regards,
Pawel

[OlivierW]

Hello Pawel,

I've installed a EasyPHP 1.8 on my computer with phpBB 2.0.21 and my MOD.
Now I've a problem, I need to find a way to install and configure SSL on my Apache I've found a few tutorials but I can't get them working. I'll try to install Apache 2 with SSL, but probably tomorrow evening.

PS : Please can you answer my PM about my vb6fr.dll fix ?

Regards,
Olivier

[ChrisRLG]

Just a note about the off line XML viewer.

Is still a support room at forum of www.malwareremoval.com but the author (Mike - Midnight Star) of that tool has not been active for some time.

We have not had any support issues posted (so it does not seem to have any issues) but suppoprt for it may not be available in the future for any new problems.

I am still using this myself with no issues.

[Krakuspm]

Hello Olivier,

I am very grateful for whole your work but I fill embarrassed you spend too much time on modifying your MOD for my forum only - as it seams nobody else is interested in.

Regards,
Pawel

[Krakuspm]

Hello Olivier,

Few days ago I ask the same question on phpbbstyles forum and I got the answer today http://www.phpbbstyles.com/viewtopic.php?p=89205#89205.

Commenting out

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//   header("Pragma: no-cache");

solved the problem.

regards,
Pawel

[OlivierW]

Hello there

I'll edit my website to include a link to your forum and to Midnight Star's tool.

The problem on my PM viewer is fixed (vb6fr.dll). I'll upload the corrected version this weekend on my website.


Pawel, that's great that a solution has been found But I don't understand why the line Pragma... caused a problem in this case. Anyway, what's important is that it's solved.
BTW : I answered your PM before reading that you solved the problem, so you can discard my answer.

I've noticed that my MOD isn't available anymore here, probably because phpBB 2.x is too old. I'll host the file on my website and I'll add some notes about this correction.
I'll also add notes about the encoding of the generated file (ISO-8859-1 and ISO-8859-2). UTF-8 should be better.
Thanks for your help Pawel and the people from phpBB Styles

Olivier

[Krakuspm]

... I've noticed that my MOD isn't available anymore here, probably because phpBB 2.x is too old. ...

Watch this topic: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=527421

regards,
Pawel

[Paul]

MOD Updated to version 1.2.0
See first post for Download Link

[ChrisRLG]

As an update re Midnight Star's tool.

It is still available at that location, but Midnight Star's has not been active on that server for some time now.
http://downloads.malwareremoval.com/MHS/PM_Viewer.exe

It should still work, but would no longer have support from the author.

Here is the instuctions he posted regarding that viewer.
MWR has since upgraded to phpBB3 - so no longer uses this MOD or tool.

The Offline "Personal Message Viewer"; v1.1a

Introduction:

For those that either work at, or run a phpBB web site, here's a new program I've just developed to help you read personal messages (pm-s) that were exported (saved to your system locally). The exported message format the viewer reads is XML; i've tested it so far on TechSupportForums (TSF) and MalwareRemoval (MWR).

To download the "Personal Message Viewer", right-click on the link below, and select "Save Target As", or "Save Link As":

http://downloads.malwareremoval.com/MHS/PM_Viewer.exe


Instructions:

Click "Load Messages", then locate and double-click on the exported messages your wanting to read.



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To read a specific message, just double-click on the message's title in the right hand pane. Links are clickable.




To load messages into the viewer, click "Load Messages", then browse to, and select (double-click) the personal message archive (xml format file). Previous messages are not automatically cleared when loading messages; this allows loading more than one archive into the viewer, for reading. To clear the previous messages, before loading the next set, click "Clear Messages".

To view a particular message, double-click on the message title in the right hand pane.

To sort the messages in the order specified by the column headers, click on the column header.

To find text in the message title or body, use the "Find" function. Two types of 'finds' are supported; single message and multiple message. With single message, each individual message is displayed seperately; with multiple messages, all 'found' messages are displayed on the same 'page' . Multiple messages allow following a single subject easily across multiple posts.

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Have fun, and enjoy the program! ...

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Mike